At around the same time, a dozen Toyota Prados showed up in front of the Pothole Hotel, completely blocking off the hotel’s welcome avenue.Harvey York calmly got out of the car. Tyson Woods and Rachel Hardy followed closely behind.Harvey’s imposing aura could be felt from a mile away. When he walked, no one would even dare to look at him.The hotel's security guards were all resting their hands on their firearms after seeing the sight with stern looks on their faces.“Today’s the opening ceremony of the Pothole Hotel, everyone!“Invited guests only!“If you do not have invitations, please leave immediately!”The guard leading the group was about to pull out his firearm in the middle of his speech.Slap!Tyson did not even give those people a chance to pull out their firearms. He instantly slapped the guards to the ground with his backhand.Every single step Tyson took, he slapped a guard down with his palm. Soon enough, the guards were all sent flying before crashing back t
Bang!A deafening noise rang amidst all the pomp and glitter under the bright lights. There was a sudden huge noise from the golden-silk phoebe wood gate, as if someone had kicked it away.At that instant, the music and laughter from the crowd came to an immediate halt. Harvey walked in indifferently with his hands folded neatly behind his back, accompanied by a group of people indifferently.More precisely, these newcomers broke into the place.The stunned crowd stared at them in astonishment. Everyone looked at the passage outside the door. Limping on the ground around it were several armed guards from the Thompson family. None of them were able to get up at all.The scene bewildered everyone.The crowd couldn’t decide if the man leading the group that had just appeared was a powerful figure, or a simple-minded fool. After all, this was a five-star hotel under the ownership of Wolsing’s Thompson family.Yet, someone had the guts to stir chaos during Pothole Hotel’s grand
“What do you think you’re doing, Harvey?!”Aya Minamoto stomped her way out of the crowd as she forced herself to stay calm. She shot Harvey a furious glare. “You should know where you are right now, shouldn’t you?”“This is the Thompson family’s turf. Today is Pothole Hotel’s grand opening ceremony!”“All the guests here are big shots from elite and business circles all over the world!”“What right do you have to be here? How dare you act boorishly?!”“Even if you want to mess around, you should consider if you could actually rival the Thompson family!”“Do you think the ‘Top ten families of the Great Country H’ title is just there for show?” “I’m warning you! You better hurry up and let me sister go!”“If you anger Young Master Thompson, the consequences will be dire!”Sakura followed suit and yelled, “Yes! Let me go, York! How dare you rampage in this place! Young Master Thompson won’t let you off the hook!”But Harvey kept on smiling, unperturbed by her threats. “You p
The more he spoke, the more agitated he became. He jumped up and down like a bloated frog as he yelled, “Ms. Miyamoto is a foreign guest! She’s a distinguished guest!”“How dare you detain a foreign guest so casually?!”“Don’t you know that this could lead to a serious diplomatic conflict?”“If the Island Nation protests against all of us, what will you do?”“I now demand that you stop this extremely absurd behavior immediately and give a public apology!”“I’ll also lodge a complaint to the Mordu government!”The fat man grew more and more indignant by the second. “The first-in-command of Mordu, Benjamin Lynch, will definitely arrest you criminals! You spoiled the country’s image and defied the law!”Slap!Tyson was too lazy to say anything and instantly slapped the fat man.“Noisy.”His swift action made the guests in the place shudder.This was their first time seeing such an arrogant person who dared to yell and be violent with them.“You are too much!”As Harvey and hi
Harvey did not answer, preferring to remain indifferent.Cheryl took out her phone, snapped a photo of Harvey, and sent it for her men to investigate.After a while, her phone rang again. She answered the call, and then turned to glare at Harvey with contempt.“I know who you are now. It turns out that you’re the live-in husband of Mandy Zimmer, the ninth head of Mordu’s Jean family!”“If I remember correctly, the Xaviers in Buckwood should have met you, isn’t that right?”“Grandma Xavier should’ve warned you to stay away from my cousin, Yvonne.”“Why can’t you just sit tight and be a good live-in son-in-law? Yet, you came here and made trouble at the opening ceremony of Pothole Hotel, which is jointly run by the Xaviers and the Thompsons of Wolsing!” “You have a lot of guts!”“Let me guess. You heard about the engagement between Young Master Hector Thompson and your beloved Yvonne, so you came here to stir up trouble?”“Don’t worry, Yvonne’s just an illegitimate daughter. Sh
“Whether Grandma Xavier knows about it or not is none of your business!”“I only know that today, you’re finished!”Cheryl’s pretty face was full of arrogance.She took the champagne brought by the waiter and took a sip of it. She then narrowed her eyes at Harvey, her posture telling him what he had to do.As soon as Cheryl finished her words, dozens of security personnel rushed out from all directions of the hotel, carrying firearms. They all looked murderous.More people rushed out, the sound of their footsteps dense.The fat man from before as well as other guests held their heads up high, wearing mocking looks.How dare a mere live-in son-in-law challenge Cheryl?Cheryl might throw him directly into the sea as fish food soon!Did he think he owned Mordu after joining the Jean family?Were all live-in sons-in-law nowadays out of their minds?Tyson and Rachel remained indifferent. No matter how arrogant and domineering these people were, they were nothing to Harvey.Forge
“Son of a b*tch!”A young man with long hair, who had been standing beside Cheryl, could not hold in his temper any longer.He seemed to have the urge to perform and show off his manliness to his sweetheart. With this thought in mind, he marched forward and pointed rudely at Harvey, shouting, “Brat! We’re giving you a chance, but you refuse to take it?”“Whether you believe it or not, I could kill you with a single sentence! I don’t even need Ms. Xavier to speak! Hell, I could kill your entire family!”“You’re just a live-in son-in-law. How dare you put up an act in front of us?”“Do you really think you’re somebody?”Slap!Harvey wasn’t bothered to reply, and immediately slapped the young man away.“Argh!”The young man flew into the air from the impact. When he fell to the ground, he ended up spewing blood for good measure.This bewildered the crowd. No one imagined that Harvey would remain so arrogant and domineering at this point!Harvey’s actions were, in a word, shocki
Clang!Cheryl suddenly swung her right hand. The wine glass in her hand shattered as it fell to the ground, leaving shards and red wine all over the place.Her fury was evident.She stood up with her arms crossed and glared at Harvey condescendingly. “York, you’re too arrogant!”“You certainly don’t know your place!”“Do you have any idea what you’re doing?”“I’ve seen a lot of crazy people in my life.”“But unlike you, all of them have sufficient skills, power, and status!”“You’re just a live-in son-in-law! Yet in such a short amount of time, you’ve shown me just how insane you could be.” “I’m warning you. Not only did you waste the opportunity I gave you, but you’ve also infuriated me!”“Today, you will pay the price today!”Cheryl’s face was cold, and no one could question her demands. But Harvey smiled noncommittally and said lightly, “Okay, Ms. Xavier. Let’s not waste time.”“If you have any trump card, just take it out and show it to me. If you don’t, then I sugge
Jackson's eyes narrowed when he heard what Clarion had said, but he said nothing else. He gave Harvey an apologetic smile and then ordered his men to temporarily take Harvey into the prison at the back. While it was nothing more than symbolism, Blade knew that Clarion simply wanted to use this chance to disgust Harvey.Just when Harvey was going to be taken away, Clarion pulled out his mobile and dialed a number. Shortly after, the door was once again kicked open with a bang.Then, Durandal's companions appeared with anguished expressions. They were led by a long-haired man and a woman in a face mask. Once they entered the courtroom, the woman removed her mask. She was so sorrowful as if her husband had passed away.As for that long-haired man, while he had lost a finger and had his hand bandaged, there was a malevolent aura coming from him."Mandy! How could you kill my fiance?! I'll kill you!" The woman was instantly filled with rage the moment she saw Mandy. She immediately ran
Shortly, Blade escorted Harvey through the door made of rock. They followed the staircase down and into an underground area. It was quite spacious down there, and it was probably formed naturally. Plenty of man-made structures were built within the underground space.However, these buildings must be at least hundreds of years old. The lights added afterward suggest this was some kind of underground city.Harvey was quickly dragged to a place that looked like an ancient court. There was a sign board saying "Justice" on top, and three different kinds of guillotines were placed there. Bronze, silver, and gold. The ground under the guillotine seemed to be dark from the color of dried blood. One could faint by just watching the dried blood.It was obvious that countless people had died under these guillotines in the past few centuries. Harvey was unfazed by them. Instead, he found a bench and sat down, enjoying the sights of his surroundings.Those who were informed would know that he w
After a long while, Harvey sighed and said, "If that's the case, can you let me see the original files and conversation with the nurse? I also wanted to know just what kind of evidence the people from the Forbidden Wasteland believed was real."When Lanny heard Harvey's request, she coldly replied, "I'm sorry. But we haven't reached that part of the procedure yet. We know that you might be someone at the True Warrior level. It would be easy for an elite like you to assassinate or mislead someone. That's why, before we can confirm their safety, we won't show you any of the evidence or witness."Harvey shrugged. "I do have the power of a True Warrior. If I wanted to, I could easily kill everyone standing here.""I know," Lanny answered coldly. "But will you? No one is an island in this world. If you do that, all your friends and family will die because of you. Grand City will also categorize you as the most dangerous criminal and will do everything we can to kill you."You know all o
Durandal had to be dead. There was no mistake about it. And this had nothing to do with Parkerville and Grand City. They also found incriminating evidence regarding Harvey's "attack" on Durandal and the evidence fit.Who were the ones who wanted to target Harvey that badly? And why? Why did they want to make him an enemy of Grand City?Harvey's expression was severe as he thought about that. Could Evermore be behind this despite not appearing for so long? If that was true, what relationship did Evermore and Grand City have?Harvey glanced at Lanny when he was thinking about those questions and said, "Whether it is your Enforcement Division or the Forbidden Wasteland, all of you are smart people. None of you are fools. Can you really not see that there is someone else interfering with this? Or have you already seen it but didn't want to admit it and tried to kill me using this opportunity? "As long as you're not the one setting me up, after you killed me, you'll then cry a tear of
To Lanny, as long as the city could convict Harvey, he would become someone she could do whatever she wanted to him. That was why she was in no rush. She could make Harvey regret ever getting born once he was convicted since there was no need for her to drag herself into this, even if she wanted to kill Harvey."Prosecute me?" Harvey could not help but laugh when he saw how Lanny looked like that was how he would end. "I can leave here openly in less than 24 hours. I wonder how you'll look afterward.""Do you want to leave? Dream on." Lanny glared coldly at Harvey. "I'm going to show you the evidence that will damn you. In the hospital where Durandal was killed, we found security footage. In that footage, it clearly showed you killing Durandal and the entire process… It even got your face. A young nurse in the hospital could also prove that you were the one who killed him."In short, we had both witnesses and evidence. Harvey, I understand what you were thinking. Did you believe we
"Fool!" Lanny's expression became even darker after hearing Harvey's words. In Grand City, she was akin to a goddess. Countless people wanted to pursue her romantically. But Harvey said that she belonged to the streets? That was not something she would stand for!The moment that thought crossed her mind, Lanny cried, "Slap him! Slap him until he can't speak!"All the men and women behind Lanny prepared to put their firearms on Harvey's head once they heard Lanny's orders. Some of them even pulled up their sleeves. It was obvious that they wanted to slap Harvey. And from the looks of it, they would not stop until Harvey's face was swollen.Looking at the scene, Harvey did not care much and simply looked at Lanny with intrigue. He was thinking that if Lanny's men touched him, then he would have a good reason to slap her pretty face into oblivion. While he would not usually hit women, some liked to cross the line.Blade suddenly stepped forward despite his silence when he saw how both
Blade frowned and said nothing when he heard Harvey's teasing. Not far away came the sound of spotlights being turned on. Giant spotlights immediately focused on their location from all around them, turning the place as bright as day. The Enforcer Division who just got out of the car narrowed their eyes, trying to adjust to the light."You're smart, and you're quite perceptive as well." At this time, one of the doors on the giant stone gate from not far away slid open, and dozens of figures appeared. The one leading them was a woman wearing a traditional garb, a fan in her hand.She looked like a seductress. Her eyes were filled with charm, and even just a glance from her was quite seductive. All the men and women behind her were wearing uniforms, bearing a stern expression. "Unfortunately, smart people normally don't last long here," the woman continued with a smile. Harvey shrugged. "I haven't asked you what this place is yet."The woman kept smiling. "Our place was quite
The atmosphere within the car fell into absolute silence. Blade extended his head and opened the sunroof, allowing the fresh air to enter the car. He took in the fresh air, but no one could tell his thoughts.Harvey smiled as he once again closed his eyes and rested. To him, the destination for this journey meant nothing.Very quickly, the car drove until night. During this journey, the car stopped three times. They would always rest, have a meal, and get a toilet break at a temporary supply base that had been established beforehand. Blade had maintained his silence and said nothing.As for Harvey, it was life as usual for him. He would eat when he was supposed to and sleep when he had time to. It was so that everyone could maintain their energy.Harvey even took a hot shower in one of the supply bases and got to wash his clothes. The members of the Enforcement Division that kept watch over him looked at him strangely. It was obvious it was their first time meeting a criminal lik
Blade was slightly stunned when he heard it and took in a deep breath, as if he was suppressing something he was feeling. Then, he said slowly, "The Grand City is also called the Grand City that Didn't Belong to the World. Those from the Grand City had been called many names. Wizards, alchemists, immortals… In a place like ours, we have rules and laws coming from bygone eras. After existing for so long, people from our city understand that only by following these rules and laws will we be able to protect the Grand City."Harvey smiled. "So, to you, even if you know the order you're going to execute is wrong, you'll still do it no matter the cost, right?""It's easy for one person to make a mistake," Blade said. "It's even easier for someone to make a mistake when one speculates. This is an order that was made based on the rules and regulations. The chances of it being a mistake are very low…"Even if I have some thoughts, I'd rather do as I'm ordered by Grand City. As for whether